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Texas Jurisprudence Exam Test Exam with 551 Questions and Answers ly Answers Update 2026/2027
Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship? - CORRECT
ANSWERS No
If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a
patient for treatment? - No
Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship? - No
How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing
treatment? - 30 days written notice; must provide for emergency
Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Yes
What is "proximate cause"? - Prove that negligence caused harm and that the
cause was not too remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit
What are the two components of proximate cause? - Cause-in-fact (but-for test)
and foreseeability
Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine? - Yes
Does an expert witness have to know standards of care? - Yes
Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether standard of care
was provided? - Yes
Does an expert witness have to be board certified? - No, board certified or
eqivalent
In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required? - Yes, with two
exceptions
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